12 out of 15 talukas in Marathwada are facing rainfall deficit Will soon activate Centre’s drought manual, said Maharashtra CM Fadnavis State government criticised by Congress, NCP for neglecting water shortage problem Under pressure from the Opposition over his government’s inadequate measures to tackle the immediate water scarcity, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said that the government will make an announcement regarding the drought by October 31 after completing the requisite stock-taking of the situation in districts facing the water shortage.
Fadnavis was speaking to the reporters in Jalgaon after attending a naming ceremony at the North Maharashtra University.
"This year, many districts especially those in Marathwada have rainfall deficit.
We will soon activate the Centre’s drought manual norms," he said.
He also informed that the government will soon set up centres for the farmers to sell their farm produce.
The CM’s announcement on the drought has come a week after the Congress and NCP targeted him for neglecting the areas suffering from water shortage.
State Congress president Ashok Chavan yesterday had lambasted that the government for being in the offline mode.
The government is making them wait in queue for days to get their money," Chavan had said while addressing the party’s Jan Akrosh Yatra in Nashik.
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